TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to another company, arguing that it relies on vaguely painting it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment. The widely expected lawsuit filed on Tuesday may be setting … Read more
Some U.S. lawmakers call for conditions on Israel military aid – CBS News Watch CBS News Some U.S. lawmakers are calling for more conditions on military aid for Israel. Skyler Henry reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Read original article … Read more
The federal Liberals say they ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. “This is still an ongoing case. We can’t comment further because of the confidentiality provisions of the Investment Canada Act,” a spokesperson for Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said this week. “Our government has … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday called on Nigeria’s federal lawmakers to urgently pass the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, made the call on the eve of the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD), which is commemorated annually on 8 March. This year’s edition of the … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Oluyemi Cardoso, for shunning its invitations. The Chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam (PDP, Oyo), issued the threat in a letter addressed to Mr Cardoso on Tuesday. In the letter, dated 27 February, the … Read more
The US should review Chinese biotech firm Wuxi AppTec and its affiliate Wuxi Biologics for sanctions, a bipartisan group of lawmakers told top Biden administration officials on Monday. In a letter dated February 12 and seen by Reuters, the lawmakers told Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that … Read more
A group of 15 US lawmakers on Thursday urged the Commerce Department to add TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to a government export control list to restrict its access to American software. The lawmakers, led by Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw and Democrat Josh Gottheimer, in a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urged that ByteDance … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct nine bye-elections and 35 rerun elections across 26 states on Saturday. In the bye-elections, a total of 74 candidates are contesting for a limited nine seats in the state and national assemblies. While 13 candidates are contesting for the two seats in the Senate, 39 … Read more
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has slashed the allocations for the education sector in the state’s 2024 budget, while making generous provisions for the purchase of a new vehicle for the speaker, a new guest house in Abuja, renovation of members’ guest house in Kano State, and construction of imams’ residences. The lawmakers significantly … Read more
